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Copeland, Regina v: SC 11 Mar 2020

The Court was asked whether under the 1883 Act: for the purposes of section 4(1) can personal experimentation or own private education, absent some ulterior unlawful purpose, be regarded as a lawful object? The defendant, a young man on the autistic spectrum, had collected explosive materials expressing an interest in them for experiments. The Court … Continue reading Copeland, Regina v: SC 11 Mar 2020

Regina v Fegan: CANI 1984

The appellant was a young Roman Catholic man married to a Protestant woman, who by reason of his religion was subjected to threats of serious violence in the Protestant area in which he lived and told to move out of the district. The appellant acquired a pistol and live ammunition, maintaining that he did so … Continue reading Regina v Fegan: CANI 1984

Attorney-General’s Reference (No 2 of 1983): CACD 3 Feb 1984

The defendant, a shop-keeper, found his shop to be in the middle of serious rioting. His shop had been damaged badly and he suffered looting. Fearing further attacks he stayed in his shop, making 10 petrol bombs for protection. Held: A defendant might set up the statutory defence of showing that he possessed an explosive … Continue reading Attorney-General’s Reference (No 2 of 1983): CACD 3 Feb 1984